Seigen Ono - Bar del Mattatoio (1994)

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Seigen Ono - Bar del Mattatoio (1994)

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With his release of BAR DEL MATTATOIO, a challenging and irreverent fusion of jazz, classical, Tropicália, and experimental musics, SEIGEN ONO transports the listener to a place that is nearly tactile, sweaty, absolutely sensual, intellectually challenging, and maybe even a bit psychedelic, while maintaining a delicate humanity that is shadowed with melancholy. The music is bold, but never overbearing, humble without timidity, and presents an incredible trip through, what might seem a contradiction of musical terms, but is, instead, a cohesive, complex musical statement, bound together by a strong sense of rhythm and a wicked, if understated, sense of humor and good will. BAR DEL MATTATOIO is a bold and gorgeous work of music that, at times, shyly pretends to look in the other direction, but never loses focus. Performed by composer, director, guitarist and pianist Seigen Ono joined John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot, Bobby Previte, Cyro Baptista, Roy Nathanson, and many others. This work was recorded in Tokyo, Paris, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Milan from 1988 to 1994. Fans of Seigen Ono's contributions to the Crammed Disc Made to Measure series will find much to celebrate in Bar Del Mattatoio. This 1994, Japanese-only release is currently out of print and has become very hard to find.

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